Lucknow vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Nashik.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Lucknow averaged an AQI of 127 while Nashik averaged 85 — a 42-point (49%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 2015 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1946 of them; the average daily gap was 141 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).